Button



Wm BURT.

BUTTON. APPLICATION FiLED IAN. 12', 1921.

1,363,695, Patented Feb.15,1921.

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er flit WILLIAM BURT, OF STOGKPORT, ENGLAND.

BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Application filed January 12, 1921. SerialNo. 436,797.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VV[LLIAM Bum, a subject of the King of Great Britain, reslding at Stockport, England, have invented certain useful Improvements in Buttons, Lacing-Studs, and the like for Garments, Including Boots, Shoes, Clogs, Gloves, and the like, of which the following is a spec1- fication.

This invention relates to that type of button, lacing stud or the like for garments including boots, shoes, clogs, gloves and the like in which a tubular shank is passed through the material and is fixed m position by riveting, said tubular shank in case of buttons, having a head loosely connected thereto.

Buttons of this kind as hitherto constructed were diiiicult to fix in position and except in expensive and complicated constructions were liable to tear out, and lacing studs as hitherto proposed presented at the back of the material to which they were attached surfaces which were liable to wear or tear garments beneath them.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple button or lacing stud which overcomes these defects.

A button, lacing stud or the like constructed in accordance with my invention includes a hollow tubular shank the rear end of which is reduced in diameter to form a. shoulder integral therewith which shoulder serves to bear on the material or on a washer placed between it and the material, and to thereby retain the free end of the shank a fixed distance from the material, said shank being secured in position by an integrally flanged tube adapted to extend into the rear end of the tubular shank and to be opened out at its end to the larger internal diameter of the tubular shank and engage'said shoulder internally whereby the two parts are secured together and in the case of a button, said shank having a button head loosely mounted thereon.

I attain this object by the means hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 illustrates in front elevation the various parts of a button.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the button secured to a piece of material, and

Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the parts of a lacing stud.

Fig. 5 is a view in verticalsection illustrat lng another construction of lacing stud. Sim1lar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the various figures.

Referring to the garment button illustrated 1n Figs. 1 to it comprises a short tube 1 having at one end a flange 2 integral therewith and the other end'being adapted to extend into the rear end of the tubular shank 3 on which the button head a is threaded, being prevented from coming off by a flange on the front end of the shank 3.

The rear end of the tube 3 is slightly reduced in diameter to form a shoulder 5 for a washer 6 which is secured to the tube during the manufacture of the button by expanding or turning over the end of the tube. To apply the button the front end of said flanged tube 1 is driven into the rear end of the tubular shank 3 and its edge is bent against the larger diameter part of said tubular shank 3, see Figs. 2 and 3, by means of a suitable tool.

It will be observed that the part has no broken or ragged edges such as are liable to wear out garments in contact with the part 1 and that the button head 4 can move freely in a ll directions on the shank 3.

Fig. 4, shows the parts required for a lacing stud, namely a tube 1 with a flange 2 and a tubular shank 3 having a shoulder 5 and a washer 6, these parts are similar to the parts shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the washer 6 being forced against the shoulder 5, and the reduced end being expanded so that parts form a unit identical with the unit'3, 6 of Fig. 2, with exception that a button head 4 is dispensed with, and a larger turned over or flanged end is provided on to of the shank 3. The method of securing the lacing stud to the material is identical with that described with reference to Fig. 2, the part 1 being passed through the material and pushed into the part 3, where its end is turned over to internally engage the shoulder on the part 3.

In Fig. 5 the shank 3 of the lacing stud or button is provided with an inwardly turned portion forming a shoulder 8 and a flanged tube 1 is employed to fix the shank to the material by openin out or expanding the end of the tube 1 inside the shoulder 8,

which is formed by the reduced or inwardly turned part of the shank 3.

I claim 1. In buttons, lacing studs and the like, the combination of a hollow tubular shank; a shoulder formed thereon serving to retain one end of the shank a fixed distance from the material to which it is attached; with a flanged tube adapted to extend into the other end of the tubular shank; and by being opened out at one end to engage said shoulder internally.

2. In buttons, lacing studs and the like, a hollow tubular shank; a shoulder formed thereon, a flanged tube adapted to extend into said shank and to be opened out to engage with said shoulder internally; and a 1 head loosely mounted on said shank.

3. In buttons, lacing studs and the like; a hollow tubular shank; a shoulder formed thereon; a washer on said shank bearing against the exterior of said shoulder; an opened out part of said shank retaining said washer rigidly against said shoulder; and a flanged tube extending into said shank; and an opened out portion of said tube engaging with said shoulder internally to rigidly secure said tube to said shank.

Signed at 'Manchester in the county of Lancaster, England, this 29th day of December 1920.

WILLIAM BURT.

lVitnesses ALFRED BossHARn'r, MARY I. BOSSHARDT. 

